The Ville Platte Volunteer Fire Department held its Annual Awards Night in February. The awards night is something held yearly to honor the top volunteer and paid firefighters. Awards were given to the top 10 volunteer firefighters with the most calls for 2014 and to the top paid firefighter with the most off-duty calls for 2014.

Carolyn Anne Thibodeaux Keith, author of “Saint” Charlene Richard: Her Continuous Consecration to God, will have a book signing at the Evangeline Parish Library’s main branch in Ville Platte on March 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The former director of Louisiana State Parks (LSP), Dwight Landreneau, has been asked to come out of retirement by the Jindal administration to find ways of coping with budget cuts with the help of local businesses, industry, governments and individuals.

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury discussed clearing of abandoned properties during its committee meeting session Monday, March 2, and decided to take action on the problem during its regular monthly meeting on March 9.

Fire fighters doused this truck’s motor after extinguishing a fire that erupted there shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, March 2, in a parking lot at the corner of West Lincoln Street and North Dupre Street.

The Mamou Police Department reported seven recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:
•Teena Austin, 44, 712 Second St., Mamou, was charged February 24, with simple drunk.

Ville Platte High School guard Ja’Kayra Thomas drives to the lane looking to spark the Lady Bulldogs against Abbeville.

Just like your favorite ride at an amusement park, the regional playoff game between Ville Platte and Iota came with all of the thrills one could expect. The battle between the two Lady Bulldog teams was a back and forth, up and down, gut wrenching contest.

Pine Prairie back court player Douglas Fontenot brought the tenacity needed for the Panther’s district title season.

Out of all the teams that Pine Prairie could have faced in the first round of the playoffs, the Bossier Bearkats were probably not on the top of the Panther wish list. Since 2009, the Bearkats had been to the Top 28 six years in a row, even winning the state title in 2011.

In one of the few games able to be played around the area due to weather conditions, the Sacred Heart Trojans picked up their first baseball win of the season. The Trojans used a six-run first inning to propel themselves to a 12-2 win over the Marksville Tigers.

Carolyn Anne Thibodeaux Keith, author of “Saint” Charlene Richard: Her Continuous Consecration to God, will have a book signing at the Evangeline Parish Library’s main branch in Ville Platte on March 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The former director of Louisiana State Parks (LSP), Dwight Landreneau, has been asked to come out of retirement by the Jindal administration to find ways of coping with budget cuts with the help of local businesses, industry, governments and individuals.

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Obituaries

March 25, 1927 - February 7, 2015
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Funeral services were held for Beryl Joy Israel Cunningham, 87, of San Antonio, Texas, at St. David’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio at 10 a.m., Friday, February 20. Inurnment followed at the Sunset Memorial Park.